Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Vincent Cila was killed in a single vehicle motorcycle accident while on patrol in Boston.
He was traveling west on the Massachusetts Turnpike, at the I-93 interchange, when the crash occurred.
Trooper Cila had served with the Massachusetts State Police for 22 years and was assigned to Troop F.
Trooper Cila had served with the Massachusetts State Police for 22 years and was assigned to Troop F.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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22 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Cila gave the Massachusetts State Police 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Cila.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Vincent P. Cila is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Massachusetts State Police, 25 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vincent P. Cila's cause is highlighted.
How Vincent P. Cila Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Vincent P. Cila is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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